Health Technology Africa Exhibition 2010

According to the 2008 report by the World Health Organisation, health technologies can be defined as: "the application of organised knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives".

Others have defined health technology as a wide range of procedures, devices and equipment applied to the maintenance, restoration and advancement of health.

Health technologies are developed to solve health problems and improve quality of lives. Health technologies have over the years become a very important element of health systems in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

Medical technology covers an extensive collection of methods intervening to promote health including the prevention, diagnosing or treatment of diseases, the rehabilitation of long term care of patients as well as drugs, devices, clinical procedures and healthcare settings.

Today`s healthcare organisations face a variety of technologyrelated issues. The emergence of technology has the potential to improve and advance many aspects of the work of healthcare workers. Moreover, It gives doctors and medical personnel the opportunity to use the best medicine and equipment necessary to perform their duties. Healthcare systems are thus turning to technology and digital solutions to treat diseases and other medical problems.